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my wife is 74 and has trouble taking a shower. I bought her the drive medical shower chair to help. she says its a little bit too large for are small shower. she was able to take a shower while sitting in the chair. I think it will take a little time getting use to it. update 9/20/17. we have a small shower and this chair take up a lot of room. she said she had a problem trying to clean the back side. are shower is 35 x 35 inches.

Got this and set it up for my senior mom. Fits in her standard size tub perfectly and has a trustworthy stability. I also added one of those screw down clamp hand rails on the side of her tub and she can transition into the tub easily and condidently. It assembled very eaily and is made of a quality thick plastic. Was worried that it would be questionable but after putting it together and my mom trying it out, it is worth every cent. Legs screw in almost 3 inches deep and can't imagine any circumstances where they could break or give out. I wouldn't risk my mom's safety and this chair reduces risk so she no longer has to sit down in the tub which can be a chore getting out. Very pleased.

Easy to put together, and a really great Chair. It has all of the things I was looking for at a great price! So glad I didn't go to the drug store.I have rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. I am currently having a hard time, so I was looking for a way to make my shower safer.It has arms, many chairs don t. These make it much easier to go from sitting to standing. The legs have rubber tips. This baby doesn't slide. It also has slots in the seat, another important feature to me. I don't sit in a puddle, and I don't have to worry about mold. I highly recommend this chair, and am so happy that I bought it!

Let me start with a few quick facts. I'm 5'7 and weigh over 200 lbs. I had knee surgery and this chair is perfect for me. I found out about this chair at the rehab facility. They had a smaller chair but as soon as I sat in this one I knew it was for me. If you are a smaller person you can definitely get a smaller chair.The chair has 2 handles but I didn't use them. I highly recommend you get a long shower hose. I think mine is 5 or 6 feet. You can then sit comfortably and wash your hair. After a couple of uses I realized it was little low and bothering my knee. Then I remembered. I could adjust the leg height. I raised it 3 notches and now it's perfect. 

Arrived two days earlier then predicted. Easy to put together. I did find the extending of the legs a little challenging due to having arthritis in my hands, but once I got them loose then they turned no problem. Very stable! I bought this specifically based on the reviews of the dimensions and fit. I have a narrow tub and have been looking for something more sturdier than a stool for my daughter, who is disabled. I have tried other bath seats and they are all way to big. This is a perfect fit

Good Quality, easy to put together, sturdy. I would buy again and/or recommend to a friend.The feet of the chair outside to outside at the foot base is 17.5 inches. My bathtub bottom is 18.5 (in the flat part, before the gradual curve upward) so the chair fits nicely.

This is really a handy device for use in the shower for folks who have any kind of difficulty standing or as a luxury for those who prefer to have a seat available. It would fit in most showers or tub showers. Solid but not heavy. Minimal assembly. All you need to do is fit the bottom legs in and adjust for height desired. I placed duct tape over the holes so water would not get inside the legs. Thanks to other reviewers for mentioning that had happened with theirs. The seat swivels, you just push a latch which is easy to move.

I know some of the other reviews have not been as kind, saying the shelf underneath won't stay connected and the stool is flimsy. I found none of that to be true and wonder if the person submitting the review just did not assemble the stool correctly. I found it very easy to put together and used it the very day it was delivered. It fits in the bathtub as if it was made specifically for me and I felt very comfortable using it. I just had knee surgery and was looking for something to help me as I took showers and this is for ladies - my first use was to sit on it in order to shave my legs! It worked perfectly! In fact, as a lazy person, I may continue to use it just for that purpose even after my knee is fully recovered. I liked having the rotating seat feature and the shelf, but found putting the stool in the center of the tub enabled me to reach around to all four corners without any problem at all. I would highly recommend this product if you are looking for a simple solution to showering or getting use of a tub after surgery or other issue. I found it to be sturdy and just what I was needing!

I had a Home Care Adjustable Tub And Shower Seat that I got from a medical supply place and it lasted all of 2 months before it bent, I am only 200#, the chair was suppose to be good for 250#. There was no warranty on it and I refused to pay $80.00 for another of the faulty things. I went to Amazon to look for other seats and came across this one. The legs go straight down, not at an angle like the others, so the problem of bending is removed. I have used this for several months now with absolutely no problems, and for the price it cannot be beat. I have it set at the highest level and it is just as stable as when set to lower levels. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars, it is one solid, well built, piece of equipment for people like myself who cannot stand in a shower and getting down into the tub is an impossibility.

The problem with getting old and creaky is that my mind, aged 20 this morning, keeps forgetting the other body parts are aged 69. WARNING: do not get arthritis in your tail bone! One day, I turned to rinse my hair which is quite long, lost my balance and had to grab the shower curtain to retain uprightness. Didn't fall, but how much faith can one put into so flimsy a save? Which phobia is that? Fear of the tub or of falling? Checked Amazon products and found this bath stool: It arrived in like, four days and it is a wonderful invention. I can turn around while sitting and this is especially great when rinsing out shampoo. I am now able to go through my day confident in stinklessness. Each BO there may be is freshly earned. I've been using it for three weeks with no problems. It's even the right color!

Ordered this stool for my son after he had leg surgery and was unable to stand in his shower. He has been really pleased with the stool. Its the right height (he is 5'9") and he really likes the rotating seat because it allows him to get in and out of the shower with ease. I personally like the shelf space between the seat and the base because it makes reaching for shampoo and bath gel safer for him. Construction is sturdy and assembly was quite simple. Would recommend for any standup shower.

The bath/shower seat is the right size for a smaller shower or for the tub. It's just right for our small space and is sturdy and comfortable. My husband can take showers again with safety. It works as advertised, seems well built and was super easy to set up. The swivel seat is a great help and the intermittent 'stops' keep position stable until he chooses to change the rotation. Thanks for a great product!Driver Medical Bath Stool With Padded Rotating Seat, White with Blue Seat

Overall a sturdy shower chair but you may have to leave the handles off. Could be made deeper from back to front. It works for what it was intended. I think I will invest in a walk in tub though in the spring. Great for short term use though or if you prefer showers to baths.

Chair is MUCH larger (wider) than I expected. It only fit sideways in my tub (facing out), and then my legs barely fit in front of it. To be fair, the dimensions are posted. I just assumed it was small enough to fit in a normal sized tub. I expected to face it toward the showerhead with my legs in front of me. It is a well made chair, easy to assemble and fully adjustable. But check the dimensions and measure it against your tub! If you are a smaller person, you will do better with a smaller chair.

I would much prefer that it had a lower setting, as, if I am in the tub, on the bottom of the tub, it is just slightly too high for me to be able to push off and get myself into the chair. It's fine if you just want to sit in the chair and never get submerged, but that only allows a portion of legs into the water. If there happened not to be a shower (and I've lived places where there was not), it would be of very limited help. Are there alternate, shorter, legs which could be substituted?

I really like this chair for the tub/shower. It was really easy to put together. I noticed in using it, the legs need to be checked once a week to be tightened(see if legs need to be screwed back in a bit). That is the only "problem" I found with it. Delivered quickly and it wasn't over packed. I recommend the seller, would purchase from them again.

Works great. Snaps together. Made entirely from easy to clean and disinfect plastic. Very secure seat that fits perfectly in my standard size tub. Lots of hand holds which makes it very easy to use in conjunction with grab bars in the tub/shower enclosure. The guy who installed the safety features in the bathroom noticed it, said he's seen a lot of them and commented it's one of the best. A little pricier than some on the site but worth it.

Be careful as the legs become loose. Make sure you tighten them daily. I had to use this due to having a bone spurs removed off my heal. I'm a big guy and it supported me with no issues but the legs coming loose after use.

I have been using this stool in the shower for over a year now. It fits nicely inside the bathtub. It's sturdy and helps me deal with a bad knee & bad back. But I also use it outside of the shower, whenever I have to do a task that I'd normally have to stand for some time, which would cause me a lot of pain, like washing dishes. The adjustable height is great for doing different tasks.The only reason I didn't give this stool 5 stars is because of the difficulty I had (I expected it after reading other reviews) in attaching the legs when I originally set it up. Two legs snapped together easily, but two were impossible for me. I gave them to my neighbor who banged them in with a mallet. Now they work fine. Seriously, you shouldn't have to brute force an assembly. Some quality control at the factory could have eliminated this. But they're together now, and working fine.Also a minor quibble is that the bottom shelf pops out whenever I move it, so I'm constantly having to pop it back into the holders on the legs. Not really a big deal. Just a minor annoyance.Oh and the top pad pops off easily to allow the stool to dry after the shower, and pops back on just as easily. I've never had a problem with mold, because I make sure I air dry it every time. I don't know why some people are complaining about it. This isn't rocket science. ;)

I like how the height is adjustable. It takes up most of the width of my tub, so there's no room for my legs on the sides, which means turning the seat isn't really useful, but I don't use it to get out of the tub sitting down. The seat won't rotate while sitting on it, even if the lever is lifted. This works with my grab bar well, and allows me to sit if I want. It's good quality, and well built. Dries on it's own in the tub after use.

Just what I was seeking for my 98-year-old mother! This stool can sit several inches higher than others, making it easier for her to reach the sink; the four legs make it safer than those with only three, and the swivel seat rotates very smoothly. The seating area is slightly smaller than another one she'd been using, but it's adequate.My only complaint (and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5) is that there is no way to disable the swivel lock other than breaking off the paddle the user lifts to release it. When the seat is swiveled 1/4 turn, it locks, and my mother's dementia prevents her from learning how to release it. Add an option to enable/disable it, and this stool will be pretty close to perfect.

Easy assembly. Sturdy, no wiggle, and seat height adjusts easily enough. Foam seat is comfortable. Other reviewers have complained about mold forming between pad and stool, but the foam pad removes from and re-attaches to the base. We just pop it off and stand it on edge; letting let the two parts air out between uses.Works better in a shower stall than in a tub. It spins freely once seated and tab is pulled, but there too little room to get feet between the stool and the wall of a standard width tub when turning.

I need to be non-weight-bearing on one leg for two months, so I bought this for use in the shower. I like the 23 inch height at full extension of the legs. This appears to be one of the tallest bath stools on Amazon. The rotating seat also is convenient. The "soap tray" underneath the seat does not seem too useful for storage, but I think it adds some structural stability to the legs. As other reviewers have noted, it was difficult to push the legs into the plastic receptacles on the seating section. I removed the seat and bearing rings (the instructions explain how to do this) to avoid damaging them, and used a rubber mallet to tap the legs in. Surprisingly, one of the legs slipped in easily and one with a minimal effort, so I think the difficulty may have something to do with how well the leg is aligned with the receptacle when trying to insert it. However, once I had them in, I did nothing to examine this further.

Stool is great for those that need to sit while showering. I also use it at the bathroom mirror when doing my hair. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is for one problem I have had.....the plastic insert underneath the seat that holds the 4 legs secure keeps popping off, and I have to reconnect it. Nothing has broke on it, thought, it just pops off and has to be put back on. I'm considering using some Gorilla glue! Adjusts easily for height and dries off quickly after showering. Rubber feet hold very securely.

I ordered this for my mother in August 2016, so she has been using it for a little over a year. It is still in good condition. She was using a stool before which had no rubber at the bottom and too low to the ground. It was going to be dangerous to continue using. I decided to browse on Amazon and I found this one. She leaves this chair in the tub 24/7. It fits our standard tub perfectly with no room to spare on the sides. The chair is bigger than I expected but I am a petite woman so most things are large to me. I didn't install the back or the handles. It is customizable which is great. Compared to some other medical chairs, it is cheaper in cost.Some minor complaints is that the legs sometime loosen up from when we move the chair forward or back so I would have to adjust the legs again from time to time or else it'll wobble. Another problem is that it does mold in the cracks/slits of the legs where it has the number levels. Something we would have to constantly clean. If something happens to this chair in the future, I would probably try a different chair.

It was working just fine, but for the first few weeks, you MUST tighten the legs to the seat with EVERY use. Then, one day as I was moving it in the shower, the whole leg fell apart. I was able to piece and glue it back together, but for an item for the handicapped, one expects a better performance.

I purchased this chair because it has no metal to rust. The legs screw in instead of being bolted in; however, they will not stay secure. Every other shower you have to tighten the legs down. It is also no where near as sturdy as the metal legs shower seats.

I like that you can adjust the high, but it frustrates me that every other day I am re tightening the legs. I don't know how the legs keep loosening up. As a safety precaution, before you sit on you chair, please make sure the legs are tightened.

This is a very well made and sturdy chair that could be a big help to people like me with some (temporary) balance issues. The reason for a lowish rating is the size. It is much bigger than you may picture. Since we have a separate and pretty large stall shower it seemed perfect for me since I was looking at two months of unsteadiness standing. This chair took up so much of the shower space, I was more afraid of falling while trying to stand near it before sitting down. Great chair if you can easily accommodate its bulk.

Nice chair; it holds the weight it's supposed to, but the legs keep coming unscrewed on there own without much effort. My sister is recovering from a leg injury and keeps the chair pretty much stationary in the kitchen, but for some reason the legs keep coming unscrewed, I put the legs on myself and even stuck a long screwdriver in the holes to give me some torque, but I went to see her two days ago and one leg was just sitting in the socket.If you get this chair, just be mindful of the legs.P.S - I have the height of the chair at the highest it will go. Not sure if that means anything, but I figured I'd throw that out there.

One of the small tabs that goes into the legs was broken on delivery. After a few uses the bottom ring popped off. I use duct tape to make sure it wouldn't happen again. I am 300lb so I know I expect a lot, however I need a seat in the shower. I has held me since I taped it and it works well in our shower.

It's hard to rate this, because the things I really like about it, I really like about it, and what I hate about it, I really hate about it. :)Pros:padded seatlightweight, easy to move aroundnot-quite-so-medical lookCons:That rotating bit? It rotates if you're not sitting on it, so what good is that? Maybe it would turn if a child sat on it?I don't really understand the little shelf thingy underneath. I guess it would be handy for a carer to use, but independently, it's not useful to me, and is a surface that needs to stay clean, but is difficult to clean.Anyway, I feel like it was worth the price because of the padded seat, alone. Padded shower chairs tend to be super expensive, and this was a great value. It's not as thickly padded as the more expensive ones, but it's definitely better than hard plastic. I just wish it actually rotated, cuz that would have made my showers so much easier.

Being able to adjust the height is great! Finally I can get a seat high enough to sit and stand without getting stuck. The seat is sturdy enough. However, it is rated for 400 pounds. I weigh less than 400 pounds and find it difficult to reach the switch to swivel from a seated position. Not to mention, it pinches my flesh if I turn or wiggle too much. My solution has been to drape a towel over before sitting. That means I cannot use the swivel function. Other than that it is a great stool and it is much better than the bench that it replaced. I would definitely buy this one again.

The instructions say to inspect all parts for shipping damage before assembly. It's not the shipping company that's the problem, but how haphazardly the parts were thrown into the actual box which wasn't closed or sealed like a new box would be. I don't see a lot of respect for the buyer in this; perhaps the seat sent to me was returned by someone else and the repackaging is what is so sloppy? It has a thin, cheap-looking plastic handle to rotate the seat around. Worse, you cannot rotate the seat while sitting on it rendering this feature useless - why buy a shower chair with a rotating seat if it cannot be used for rotation when rotation is needed? Easy assembly which I appreciate but the bottom shelf doesn't seem to attach securely. Yet I don't want to leave it off and forgo any support it provides to the chair. Very nice diameter for a smaller bath-shower unit like mine.

While this may be suitable for many, I bought this after I broke my ankle because it is one of the few that has a narrow enough profile to fit in my tub shower and it was higher than most at 23 inches. Plus I thought the revolving seat would be handy to help me pivot into the tub. The main problem for me is that I am not supposed to put weight on the broken ankle. So getting from a sitting to standing position, absent handles, or even space to push myself up from it with my hands, I cannot easilly get off of it, or adjust my body securely on it without help--someone to hold the walker down as I shift off the stool and back to my good foot. Even getting on it is a problem. It is so lightweight that attempting to adjust my body on to the center of the stool, I feel it tipping. Thus I am sitting precariously on the edge afraid to move the wrong way, for fear of it coming out from under me. If you can get up and down without using arms and with both legs it might work for you. The swivel seat is not easy to use either especially if you can't put weight on both feet to lift up some weight in order to swivel. I have to buy something else that I can use without help. Unfortunately, I cant so find anything as tall and narrow at the base.

Pros: The size is perfect for our narrow tub, the feet easily adjust, has a lower rack for soaps and shampoos if needed, seems quite sturdy.Cons: The seat doesn't twist as easily as I'd like it to. It seems to have a mechanism to it and you need to push down on this lever to get it to change positions. I don't have an extra hand to do that with while transferring into the tub, then if you put enough pressure on it trying to move, it lets loose and moves unexpectedly. Startles me when it does it. Also, this may be caused by the shape of our tub, but sometimes it seems to shift a little when using it as a transfer while getting in and out of the tub.

This chair is unsafe in my opinion. I thought plastic would be better than the metal legged because the legs couldn't rust and break off, like the reviews I've read. However, the legs on this chair screw on and for some unknown reason become loose to the point where the chair starts wobbling. I don't use the chair every day, I just have it in the shower in case I need to sit down. It's non-returnable so I guess I'm stuck with it.

Although fairly easy to put together, it was not very comfortable. I think the top end of this chair is 350 lbs., I weigh about 280 and to sit in it was hurtful. It was ok after I took the arms off, but really? I weigh 70 lbs. less than the top and I have to take off the arms? Not a great deal.

This chair is supposed to fit all sizes and up to 350 lbs. I weigh 220 and could not use with both handles in place.Otherwise I tried to use it once after hip surgery and with one arm it was okay. Went to return it and they said no returns but THEY DID REFUND MY MONEY AND SUGGESTED THAT i GIVE IT TO CHARITY.

This is not a safe chair. My husband fell over sideways with the chair while in the shower. The legs are a 2 piece system and the piece that adjusts for height, wobbles on the inside of the outer leg. Also the feet are not a suction, they are rounded and do not stand firm on the shower floor. The chair also is not safe on the floor, it wobbles there as well.

Very sturdyI feel safe taking a shower with this chairUpdateThe front left leg has shifted to an angle.The last time I used it the chair creaked and I don't feel safe using it anymore so I am going to replace itOne other thing; the seat did get slippery when I was using it so I had to be careful during my showersWhen I got this I was pleased with it; however with use the left front leg bent into an angle so I stopped using it

This chair was a great buy. It seamed sturdy enough at first but when my 170 pound husband sat on it in the shower and it popped, it scared us both very badly. The chair advertised being able to hold up to 300 pounds. The loud pop was the leg cracking. OMG if it would have fallen completely apart my husband could have been seriously injured. I do not recommend this chair to anyone, especially someone larger than my husband.

Fall risk for the heavy unstable elderly. As they try a small scoot back, the leg support pops off. This lets the legs to fold under. The leg support needs to be much more secure as once it pops off the legs are very prone to damage.

Not great product, the seat wont spin and the stabilizer circle under the seat continuously detaches. I tried to glue, but didn't work. It wobbly and feel uncomfortable on it.

Quality and manufacturing not good on the one I received and since it is a personal item, I cannot return it $45 gone!!!! The metal covering on the locking buttons is peeling off. There are four cushion "buttons" on the underside of the blue seat that hold it in place and one of them is almost separated. I understand it is a personal item BUT if it is defective, it should be returnable so the product can be evaluated by manufacturer to improve product. Disappointed with Amazon and for me that is a rarity!!!!

Height adjustment is great. The swivel seat is very hard to use. It is difficult to find the lever, then turn on the seat and then lock it again. The support that separates the legs and is supposed to provide stability continually comes unsnapped resulting in insecure legs. It needs a better design.

This chair scares the Sh*! out of me, the bottom rack pops out and the legs get wobbly. If it breaks, I'm pretty much a 911 call.The bottom rack, reinforces and stabilizes the Legs. Without that lower rack the stool get wobbly. Might be fine for someone weighing 180 lbs or less, But being 6'2" and 250 Lbs. Its real gamey to use it in the shower.

Water stays in the seat all the time. If you have a normal bathtub as I do it is awkward and the turning doesn't work well. I should have gone with just a bench seat.

i had not read the reviews before i ordered this and to my horror when looking at all the broken chair pictures of previous owners, this was returned.

Broke the second time my husband used it. He is 73 and on a blood thinner and could have had a serious or fatal injury. I strongly suggest that Amazon removes this chair from their available product list.

Listed as having a weight capacity of 350... I weigh significantly less than that and the seat broke after 4-5 uses.

Hazardous. The first one sent had a crack but figured it had been cracked in shipping so asked for replacement. After about a doze uses yesterday it broke in half with my handicapped husband dumping him on shower floor. Since he has a problem with his knee he cannot stand from seated position so had to call 911 to assist. The product is supposed to hold 350 pounds. My husband weighs just shy of 300 so I believe this to be false advertising. I called Amazon and got a man in Indonesia and asked for refund and was refused and told I would have to handle with manufacturer. Buy this product at your own risk. I will never buy a Drive product again

I am well under the stated weight limit of this chair. After using it less than a dozen times it split in half while I was sitting on it. I was not doing anything to put unusual stress on the seat. Without warning, there was a ripping sound, and the next thing I knew I was on the shower flor. Fortunately, injuries were minor, but like a few others who have given negative reviews, I urge buyers to use extreme caution with this product. It's better to use nothing rather than risking spinal injury or head injury.

I've taken approximately 5 showers with this chair and look what happened in the middle of my last one! Split down the middle. It also spilled and slid all over the tub when I was sitting in it. It's not safe at all. I want a refund.

Bought this for my partner, who is having knee replacement surgery next week. Back to the drawing board though - I just requested a return!I opened the box to find that all of the parts had already been removed from their wrappings, which were in a wad at the bottom of the box. Also startled to find that the parts are ALL plastic, not just the shelf and the adjuster buttons mentioned in the previous reviews. Not even good quality or heavy duty plastic, either. It felt like the stuff they use on those molded lawn chairs. Started attaching the legs to the seat and realized one leg was missing the adjuster button, so the stool couldn't be stabilized - effectively a tripod. The shelf was also broken - the tabs were broken off in the slots on the legs. Clearly this was used and/or returned previously and wasn't inspected before being sent out again.

This thing broke the first time I used it. This is supposed to withstand, if I'm not mistaken, up to 400pds. I don't weigh that much. The darn thing not only broke, but it shattered as well.I have another one that I use and it's made out of metal and plastic.I would like a refund.

Okay wow.... not what I expected not what I wanted I'm a big guy but I don't trust this thing at all took so long to get delivered so disappointed. Really 400 lb Zone no 450 pounds that's a lie and I'm not going to try to find out

Piece of junk. Just got it today and put it together. Two opposing legs are higher than the other two. So I got a 1/2" wobble. Does not sit flat. Oh, and supports 450 lbs? Really? You have aluminum legs snapping into plastic holes. Not sturdy. The whole thing shakes because everything fits loose. I weigh 320 lbs. I'm afraid to sit on this in the tub.

This stool holds my weight but Drive company needs to redesign the blue cushioned seat. Many complain about the seat building mildew after becoming wet so there is no warranty if you don't wipe the seat immediately after use. I would like to hear their excuse for WHY my stool cushion reaps of mildew smell right out of the box and mine has NEVER come in contact with water. I hope they are not selling products that have been returned with mold and mildew in the seat. The odor never goes away. I will never buy another one, the smell is sickening and this stool is going into the trash!

First, it is all but impossible to assemble. After a couple of smashed fingers, I greased the parts with Crisco. Even then I had to beat the heck out of it to get the legs in. Second, the blue seat on the one I got stinks to high heaven. I have it outdoors to outgas. Third, given the design, it is obvious that it is going to mold under the blue seat unless it is disassembled after each use and dried thoroughly. I also don't see why the metal parts (legs) will not rust. What was i thinking when I bought this awful thing? I have a charity pickup in a few days......